When you join The Home for Little Wanderers, you join a team of professionals dedicated to creating better, brighter futures for kids.

For over 200 years, The Home for Little Wanderers has helped build stable lives and hopeful tomorrows for vulnerable children and their families. Our 25+ community-based and residential programs serve thousands of at-risk youths from birth to age 26. Many of these children have experienced abuse, neglect, trauma, or a disrupted family life. As the oldest child welfare agency in America, we provide them with safe surroundings, permanent loving relationships, and a secure path toward a better, brighter future.

About the Role

Under the general direction of the Program Director and Medical Director, the Psychiatrist is responsible for the psychiatric treatment of the residents at the program and the day students who are not receiving external psychiatric treatment. This role covers clients across outpatient, congregate care and residential education programs.

Essential Functions

• Conduct initial, follow up and emergency psychiatric assessments of the children
• Provide psychopharmacology assessments on an on-going basis and provide updates on the diagnostic treatment and psychopharmacology to appropriate parties
• Consult with clinicians weekly to discuss the psychiatric aspects of cases and sit in on clinician/client meetings weekly. Consult with nurses, pediatricians, psychologist and other collaterals regarding treatment, medical issues and medication of children.
• Participate in treatment planning meetings and meet with Clinical Coordinator weekly to discuss treatment issues
• Provide education on psychiatric methods, diagnosis, and medical treatment to staff
• Participate in Administration Team meetings, Milieu Meetings, and meet with Program Director on a regular basis. Attend monthly MD meetings.
• Write psychiatric evaluations and documentation of meetings, monitor labs and complete all appropriate paperwork in a timely, well written manner
• May oversee a program task force such as wellness initiatives and/or exercise initiatives
• Provide rotating 24 hour on call services
• May be required to carry a mobile device
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education and Experience

• Licensed medical doctor with child psychiatry training
• Experience working with residential children helpful
• 3 – 5 years experience treating children with complex medical, psychiatric and/or neurological issues
• Computer literate including Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer with the ability to learn new software applications

Valuing Diversity

We are committed to excellence in diversity, equity, and inclusion, while simultaneously creating a culture that supports those values. We believe the differences we bring enhance our ability to provide exceptional service and care to diverse children, families, and communities. Moreover, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging align with our values and our mission to help vulnerable children and their families build permanent, positive change.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)